Lyon – Lille: OL buzzing, Lille wobbling 
On Sunday Groupama Stadium hosts a clash that already looks tilted. Lyon are running hot — unbeaten in 2026 and coming off a 5-2 demolition of Metz. Lille, by contrast, were thumped 4-1 at home by Strasbourg and are slipping away from the European spots.
Lyon: everything’s clicking 
Some runs just happen. Lyon are in one. Nine straight wins in all competitions, a perfect start to 2026, an attack that’s firing and a stadium that’s turning into a proper fortress. Fonseca has steered OL back on course: fourth, just two points behind Marseille for a direct Champions League spot. At home it’s dead simple: six wins in a row, often stylish, often with three goals or more. The head-to-head with Lille helps too: four wins in the last five home meetings, the last two by a single goal but under control.
Lille: Europa League gives air, the league is the problem 
LOSC are in a weird spell. In the league they’ve hit a wall: zero points in 2026, a defence splitting at the seams, a side short on belief. In the Europa League they grabbed a bit of breathing room with a 1-0 win over Freiburg on Thursday. It stopped a run of five defeats and gave the squad a welcome lift. But league reality bites fast: three of the last four games saw Lille concede at least three goals, and the attack has managed just one goal in that stretch. Genesio has never lost four straight league games since he arrived. Sunday is big. And the history doesn’t help: no win in Lyon since 2023, five defeats in the last six clashes.
Probable lineups
Lyon :
Greif ; Maitland‑Niles, Mata, Kluivert, Hateboer ; Morton, Tessmann ; Merah, Sulc, Moreira ; Endrick
Lille :
Ozer ; Mandi, Ngoy, Alexsandro ; Santos, Perraud ; Mbembe, Bouaddi, Mbappé Lottin, Haraldsson ; Giroud
Match Prediction Lyon vs Lille
Both teams to score.
Lyon looked sharper midweek and should be more likely to push at home. Lille can still find the net — they’ve got enough quality to nick one. Expect an open game where either side can change it.
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